RADIO TELEPHONES?

Taranaki Daily News, 13 July 1935, Page 6

RADIO TELEPHONES?

SERVICE ACROSS STRAIT. ENGINEERS INQUIRE IN BRITAIN. (By Telegraph—Special to News.) Wellington, Last Night. Interesting developments may be expected in a few months in connection with telephonic and telegraphic communication between the North and South Islands, Telephone traffic has reached such a volume that the existing telephone cable service under Cook Strait to cannot cope with it conveniently at peak times. A new line of communication is contemplated, but instead of laying a second telephone cable immediately the department wishes to know the trend in relation to radio telephone so that the two systems can be compared as practiced in Britain. To that end two engineers leave for Britain from Auckland tomorrow morning, Mr. P. V. R. C. Mills, transmission and cable engineer, and Mr. E. H. R. Green, radio engineer. They will investigate the latest developments in telegraphic and telephone practice and place evidence before the department. Only one radio telephone channel is in operation at present, long distance to Sydney. That service is not working at full capacity. The new Cook Strait service, whether cable or radio telephone, will provide several channels both telephonic and telegraphic. The radio telephone enables more channels to be used. The main purpose of the visit is concerned wuth the radio telephone but it is believed that incidentally the engineers will gather evidence about radio beacons and telegraphic transmission.'